Category Archives: World
Trumps donate $1M to 12 organizations for Harvey relief
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are donating a total of $1 million to a dozen organizations involved in Harvey relief work, including the American Red Cross, the Salva...
Sep 06, 2017
15 states, DC seek court relief over DACA, but will it work?
NEW YORK - Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. government Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end protection against deportation for young immigrants, sayin...
Sep 06, 2017
Seahawks' Bennett says he feared death by Las Vegas police
LAS VEGAS - Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett accused Las Vegas police on Wednesday of racially motivated excessive force, saying he was threatened at gunpoint and handcuffed following a ...
Sep 06, 2017
Post office painting of Native Americans called demeaning
DURHAM, N.H. - For decades, a colorful mural of New Hampshire’s earliest settlers hauling logs, frolicking through the snow and walking through town has greeted visitors at a post office in the ...
Sep 06, 2017
Flight attendant wins discrimination case against Aeroflot
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled in favour of a flight attendant who said Russia’s flagship airline stopped assigning her to work long-haul international flights because of her weight....
Sep 06, 2017
Dali foundation: DNA test disproves artist paternity suit
MADRID - A paternity test has disproved a Spanish woman’s claim that she is the daughter of surrealist artist Salvador Dali, the deceased painter’s foundation announced Wednesday. The Gala...
Sep 06, 2017
Dave Matthews Band to host Charlottesville 'unity' show
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Dave Matthews Band, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande will be among the performers at a free unity concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, later this mont...
Sep 06, 2017
US services sector expanded at stronger rate in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. services businesses grew at a faster pace in August as measures for new orders and hiring improved, though some of those gains could disappear temporarily in the wake of damage from ...
Sep 06, 2017
Danish queen's husband Henrik is suffering from dementia
COPENHAGEN - The husband of Queen Margrethe is suffering from dementia, the Danish royal household said Wednesday. The palace said the 83-year-old French-born Prince Henrik had undergone a medical exa...
Sep 06, 2017
Fowl play: Dutch man imprisoned for stealing plastic duck
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch judge has called fowl play on a man who abducted and damaged a giant rubber duck. Prosecutors say in a statement that the 45-year-old was sentenced Wednesday to eight ...
Sep 06, 2017